Directions: Choose the word or expression below each sentence that best completes the statement, and mark the corresponding letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

16. He gave me a lot of help in my work, so I have to _________ my success to him.

A. grant B. ascribe

C. commit D. submit

17. It is well known that the first _________ can only work hard planting young trees for a new business, while the following people may obtain the successful fruits.

A. practitioners B. amateurs

C. forerunners D. managers

18. The honest journalist has kept investigating that high rank official for a long time, and he felt very happy when that fellow’s corrupt scandal _________ at last.

A. got to light B. stood in light

C. came to light D. looked in light

19. The Minister’s answer led to an _________ outcry from the Opposition.

A. impressive B. evasive

C. intensive D. amusive

20. The old gentleman _________ to be an old friend of his grandfather’s.

A. turned in B. turned over

C. turned up D. turned out

21. The rules stated that anyone who had held office for three years was not _________ for re-election.

A. admirable B. eligible

C. reliable D. capable

22. I feel very sad that the young man’s energetic initiative _________ with nothing in the experiment, for he met a lot of interference from the powerful authority.

A. burned up B. tuned up

C. pushed up D. ended up

23. We were politely _________ by an armed guard and warned not to take pictures.

A. assigned B. allowed

C. accepted D. assisted

24. The recovery and _________ of the country’s economy has also been accompanied by increasing demands for high quality industrial sites in attractive locations.

A. renewal B. revival

C. recession D. relief

25. In fact the purchasing power of a single person’s pension in Hong Kong was only 70 per cent of the _________ value of the Singapore pension.

A. equivalent B. similar

C. consistent D. identical

26. It seems a reasonable rule of thumb that any genuine offer of help and support from people or organizations will be accompanied by a name and address, and a willingness to be _________ as to their motive in making contact.